Melanophryniscus biancae

Melanophryniscus biancae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Melanophryniscus
Species: M. biancae
Binomial name
Melanophryniscus biancae
Bornschein et al., 2015

Melanophryniscus biancae is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae, first found in the Atlantic Forest in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is found at intermediate-high altitudes and has a phytotelm-breeding reproductive strategy. It is distinguished from its cogenerate species based on differences in snout-vent length; having white and/or yellow spots on its forearms, mouth, belly and cloaca; the pattern and arrangement of warts; and the presence and number of corneous spines. It might be threatened by habitat loss.[1][2]

References

  1. Lötters, Stefan; Bornschein, Marcos R.; Firkowski, Carina R.; Baldo, Diego; Ribeiro, Luiz F.; Belmonte-Lopes, Ricardo; Corrêa, Leandro; Morato, Sérgio A. A.; Pie, Marcio R. (2015). "Three New Species of Phytotelm-Breeding Melanophryniscus from the Atlantic Rainforest of Southern Brazil (Anura: Bufonidae)". PLOS ONE. 10 (12): e0142791. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142791. ISSN 1932-6203.
  2. BAIMA, CESAR. "Cientistas descobrem três novas espécies de sapo na Mata Atlântica". O Globo. O Globo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.


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